Man dies after Taser incident

MOBILE -- A 27-year-old Mobile County man described as suffering an apparent drug overdose has died after being struck by a deputy's Taser.

Brandon Smiley died Wednesday night after a deputy used a Taser on him when he allegedly became violent with an ambulance crew.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Kate Johnson said Smiley's family called an ambulance to their home because Smiley was "repeatedly using narcotics."

According to police reports, Smiley forced his way into the ambulance and pinned the driver against the vehicle before a deputy discharged his Taser, hitting Smiley one time. He stopped breathing and could not be revived.-- AP

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Man dies after Taser incident

MOBILE -- A 27-year-old Mobile County man described as suffering an apparent drug overdose has died after being struck by a deputy's Taser.Brandon Smiley died Wednesday night after a deputy used a

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